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    Tom Brown's Field Guide to City and Suburban Survival

    Part of Field Guide

    Author Tom Brown, Jr.
    Paperback
    $16.00 US
    Berkley / NAL | Berkley
    On sale Mar 15, 1986 | 272 Pages | 9780425091722
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    Prepare for the worst with this practical survival guide from bestselling author Tom Brown.

    Today most Americans live in the city or suburbs—a safe, comfortable life, at least on the surface. Few of us realize how close we are to the elemental struggle for survival, until disaster strikes. Yet it is possible to be prepared. In this uniquely practical handbook, Tom Brown, Jr. gives you the specific skills and detailed knowledge you need to protect yourself and those you love in almost any emergency.

    • Alternative heat and light sources
    • Preventing and coping with electrical failure
    • Automobile survival techniques
    • Protecting your home from intruders
    • Unconventional food sources for the city dweller
    • Surviving earthquakes, floods, blizzards, hurricanes, and more
    • Guarding against urban crime

    TOM BROWN'S FIELD GUIDES: America's most popular nature reference books, Tom Brown's bestselling field guides are specially designed for both beginners and experienced explorers. Fully illustrated and comprehensive, each volume includes practical information, time-tested nature skills, and exciting new ways to rediscover the earth around us.
    Tom Brown's Field Guide to City and Suburban SurvivalIntroduction

    1. Body and Mind
    Preparedness
    Crisis Response

    2. Shelter
    Basic Principals of Shelters
    Types of Shelters

    3. Water

    4. Heat and Light
    Electricity
    Heating Systems
    Emergency Lighting and Heating
    Fire Safety

    5. Food
    Storing Food
    Raising Plants and Animals
    Foraging for Wild Edibles
    Catching Wild Animals
    Unconventional Food Sources

    6. Crime
    Burglars
    Pickpockets and Purse Snatchers
    Muggers and Rapists
    Swindlers
    Keeping Your Children Safe

    Weather

    Disasters
    Blizzards
    Earthquakes
    Floods
    Heat Waves
    Hurricanes
    Landslides
    Lightning
    Tidal Waves
    Tornadoes
    Nuclear Attack

    Conclusion: Enjoying the City
    Appendix A: Common Urban Edibles
    Appendix B: Common Urban Animals
    Appendix C: Survival Supplies
    Index

    Tom Brown, Jr. began to learn hunting and tracking at the age of eight under the tutelage of an Apache elder, medicine man, and scout in Toms River, New Jersey, and is the author of 16 books on nature. He was the technical advisor on The Hunted, a major motion picture starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio Del Toro.  In 1978, Tom founded the Tracker School in the New Jersey Pine Barrens where he offers more than 25 classes about wilderness survival and environmental protection. View titles by Tom Brown, Jr.

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    Prepare for the worst with this practical survival guide from bestselling author Tom Brown.

    Today most Americans live in the city or suburbs—a safe, comfortable life, at least on the surface. Few of us realize how close we are to the elemental struggle for survival, until disaster strikes. Yet it is possible to be prepared. In this uniquely practical handbook, Tom Brown, Jr. gives you the specific skills and detailed knowledge you need to protect yourself and those you love in almost any emergency.

    • Alternative heat and light sources
    • Preventing and coping with electrical failure
    • Automobile survival techniques
    • Protecting your home from intruders
    • Unconventional food sources for the city dweller
    • Surviving earthquakes, floods, blizzards, hurricanes, and more
    • Guarding against urban crime

    TOM BROWN'S FIELD GUIDES: America's most popular nature reference books, Tom Brown's bestselling field guides are specially designed for both beginners and experienced explorers. Fully illustrated and comprehensive, each volume includes practical information, time-tested nature skills, and exciting new ways to rediscover the earth around us.

    Table of Contents

    Tom Brown's Field Guide to City and Suburban SurvivalIntroduction

    1. Body and Mind
    Preparedness
    Crisis Response

    2. Shelter
    Basic Principals of Shelters
    Types of Shelters

    3. Water

    4. Heat and Light
    Electricity
    Heating Systems
    Emergency Lighting and Heating
    Fire Safety

    5. Food
    Storing Food
    Raising Plants and Animals
    Foraging for Wild Edibles
    Catching Wild Animals
    Unconventional Food Sources

    6. Crime
    Burglars
    Pickpockets and Purse Snatchers
    Muggers and Rapists
    Swindlers
    Keeping Your Children Safe

    Weather

    Disasters
    Blizzards
    Earthquakes
    Floods
    Heat Waves
    Hurricanes
    Landslides
    Lightning
    Tidal Waves
    Tornadoes
    Nuclear Attack

    Conclusion: Enjoying the City
    Appendix A: Common Urban Edibles
    Appendix B: Common Urban Animals
    Appendix C: Survival Supplies
    Index

    Author

    Tom Brown, Jr. began to learn hunting and tracking at the age of eight under the tutelage of an Apache elder, medicine man, and scout in Toms River, New Jersey, and is the author of 16 books on nature. He was the technical advisor on The Hunted, a major motion picture starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio Del Toro.  In 1978, Tom founded the Tracker School in the New Jersey Pine Barrens where he offers more than 25 classes about wilderness survival and environmental protection. View titles by Tom Brown, Jr.

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